The University of Pittsburgh
Research Assistant (Finance)
This position will analyze current systems of research project administration including both pre-award and post-award phases. The incumbent will be responsible for distributing tasks related to research projects and propose changes to streamline the processes and improve productivity. The incumbent will collect information from observation, personnel communication, data from Excel and statistical packages, and funding organization to interpret and recommend procedural changes. Additionally, the incumbent will be responsible for performing regular updates to the department research websites.
The applicant needs to have good management and organization skills and have competency with several computer program and software packages.